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By Ashley Furness of Software Advice Two telecom sales reps recently stopped by my office to pitch executives on their latest solution. Both toted iPads, which I assume were loaded with dazzling interactive presentations and other tools for elevating the pitch. But neither rep turned on their device. This got me wondering, did they plan for how… Read More

Topics: Ashley Furness, Crunched, iPad, powerpoint presentation, sales pitch, sales presentation, tablet

This post originally appeared on IdeaTransplant by Jan Schultink. Sales presentations have a specific setting. Often, the audience is relatively small. Most of the time you would have time to discuss and prepare the meeting in phone calls before hand. Where as in a VC pitch presentation the audience is probably constantly testing for reasons not… Read More

Topics: Crunched, powerpoint presentation, sales presentations, slide deck

By Lauren T. Delivering an effective presentation on its own is challenging enough, but throw a bad case of nerves into the mix and you could have a potential disaster on your hands. Epically embarrassing yourself in front of a company’s highest positioned employees can result in weeks of awkward run-ins, hurt feelings and avoiding… Read More

Topics: Crunched, Powerpoint, powerpoint presentation, presentation anxiety, sales presentation